Thesaurus results for COUNTERATTACKS

counterattacks

noun

variants or counter-attacks

plural of counterattack

as in attacks

an attack made to counter an enemy's attack suddenly the tide of battle turned, and the rebels, who had been falling back, made a furious counterattack

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Recent Examples of counterattacks On the battlefield, Ukrainian counterattacks have driven the Russian army out of more than 150 square miles of southern Ukraine since the end of last year, Western analysts say. —

Dan Bashakov, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026 This will be key, as one of Giraldez’s main tactics to cause Barcelona problems will be counterattacks. —

Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 21 May 2026 Suwon responded with counterattacks as the North Koreans struggled to clear crosses into the box, with a header from home forward Haruhi Suzuki bouncing off a post in the 21st. —

ABC News, 20 May 2026 Bassong continued in the midfield through 2025, bringing that same intense defensive presence while jump-starting counterattacks. —

Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2026 Launch units can reposition quickly, reducing vulnerability to counterattacks. —

Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026 Considering that Iran has fired hundreds of missiles and drones at Israel for nearly a month, Israeli fatalities from Iran’s counterattacks have remained remarkably low thanks to the country’s air defense system, its early-warning sirens and publicly available bomb shelters. —

Rebecca Shabad, NBC news, 26 Mar. 2026 Oil and gas prices have soared this past month after Iran launched counterattacks that closed the Strait of Hormuz, cutting off about 20% of the world’s supply of oil from global markets. —

Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026 Our Middle East allies and embassies are bearing the brunt of counterattacks. —

Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for counterattacks

Noun

One of the regional officials said strikes by Saudi Arabia targeted hideouts of Iraqi militias, mainly Kataib Hezbollah, after Riyadh assessed that most of the drone attacks on Saudi Arabia came from neighboring Iraq.

— Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
One of those regional officials said the strikes by Saudi Arabia targeted hideouts of Iraqi militias, mainly Kataib Hezbollah, after Riyadh assessed that most of the drone attacks on Saudi Arabia came from neighboring Iraq.

— Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2026